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standing of american education at 1:00 p.m. eastern. now to a debate between eric cantor and wayne powell and hosted by the virginia chamber of commerce. >> c-span will be covering the debate tonight. both candidates have asked everybody in the room to turn their cell phones to off. please have them off. if after each question you could please hold your applause to the end of the debate. we want to make sure we can move in an expeditious way. we will take time from the debate if we have to wait for applause. a little bit about the format of the debate. we begin and end with closing comments from the candidate. i will asked a set of questions to each candidate. the opening question will go to a candidate who will have two minutes to answer. there will be a two-minute response and that will be followed with a rebuttal. after those three questions, the candidate can ask each other a question as well and the same time will be allocated. we conclude with a set of questions that i will ask as the moderator. the questions i will ask h
standing of american education at 1:00 p.m. eastern. now to a debate between eric cantor and wayne powell and hosted by the virginia chamber of commerce. >> c-span will be covering the debate tonight. both candidates have asked everybody in the room to turn their cell phones to off. please have them off. if after each question you could please hold your applause to the end of the debate. we want to make sure we can move in an expeditious way. we will take time from the debate if we have...
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an increase in college-educated whites. these states vary in types of the democratic -- demographic change. some states are not changing. some states are changing rapidly, even in the midwest. sorry. will do the person back there. i am a fellow at the university of maryland. i would like to know if there is any research data on the voters'enthusiasm in the last few weeks, especially among democrats? we see there was the bounds of -- after the convention. but i do not know if there is a danger for the democrats that romney seems so weak that they turn off. >> right. people in the campaign were worried about that, but the most recent data we have, the best pew research poll says the enthusiasm gap between republicans and democrats is a vanishing. something is clearly happening to rev up enthusiasm on the democratic side. it is possible that if romney appears to run a troubled campaign, maybe they will think it is in the bag. i doubt that will happen. you were talking earlier about the latino enthusiasm that seems to be growin
an increase in college-educated whites. these states vary in types of the democratic -- demographic change. some states are not changing. some states are changing rapidly, even in the midwest. sorry. will do the person back there. i am a fellow at the university of maryland. i would like to know if there is any research data on the voters'enthusiasm in the last few weeks, especially among democrats? we see there was the bounds of -- after the convention. but i do not know if there is a danger...
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i want to think that they will be able to afford an education. i think that is important -- an important part of being a parent. are you suggesting that if someone has means, that the national debt does not affect them? help me with the question. >> i know people who cannot afford to pay their mortgage on their homes. their car payment. have had personal problems with the national debt -- i have had problems with the national debt. how has it affected you? >> i think she means more the recession, the economic problems. >> you ought to be in the white house for a day and hear what i hear and see what i see. and touch the people that i touch from time to time. i was in a church. a black church. >> we missed the question. but the question was, how does the national debt affect you? he walked across and said, i feel your pain. [laughter] sitting here as a journalist watching that, i am struck by two things. the moderator is doing a lot of interpretation. but there seems to be a genuine moment. i remember him as a very controlled, very calm. nearly ri
i want to think that they will be able to afford an education. i think that is important -- an important part of being a parent. are you suggesting that if someone has means, that the national debt does not affect them? help me with the question. >> i know people who cannot afford to pay their mortgage on their homes. their car payment. have had personal problems with the national debt -- i have had problems with the national debt. how has it affected you? >> i think she means more...
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social security and education and health care. what are the messages that will move people? once we are in the throws of the campaign, we have to be able to say, ok, we were going to do this, but the other side is doing this. maybe we need to go there. in the beginning, the best laid plans are there and and the inevitably go all over the place. that happens often in our jobs. i love everything about my job. i wake up every day and i do politics for a living and i have a blast. we love what we do. we love all of that and what we are doing and electing people that we believe in. it is never the same. that is nice. >> i would never underestimate the amount of research that goes into any political ad by a professional organization. with a small group, you are never sure what they are advertising on. for a bigger, there are literally 3 or four verifications' behind every assertion that we make. you never want to get and add cold from that television. -- you never want to get an advertisement pulled from television. we are researchers could literally make sure that every assertion
social security and education and health care. what are the messages that will move people? once we are in the throws of the campaign, we have to be able to say, ok, we were going to do this, but the other side is doing this. maybe we need to go there. in the beginning, the best laid plans are there and and the inevitably go all over the place. that happens often in our jobs. i love everything about my job. i wake up every day and i do politics for a living and i have a blast. we love what we...
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>> what about your own educational path? >> i was a history major for undergrad. >> what about law school jobs? >> there are quite a few on the market. >> thank you for your call. let's introduce you to our next guest. he is a national political reporter for politico. he is in the media filing center, the "spin" room. first of all, what are the particular challenges for mitt romney facing an incumbent president in this debate? problem is thats he needs to attack the president. he needs to point out with a positive has not met his promises in 2008. at the same time, he needs to improve his the rebels. romney is under water when it comes to electability. -- at the same time, he needs to improve his valubables. romney is under water when it comes to likeablility. >> have your colleagues ever asked about this factor among american voters are adding people feel it necessary to like the person they are asking to run the country? >> old line is that people want to elect someone as president that they could have a beer with. romney
>> what about your own educational path? >> i was a history major for undergrad. >> what about law school jobs? >> there are quite a few on the market. >> thank you for your call. let's introduce you to our next guest. he is a national political reporter for politico. he is in the media filing center, the "spin" room. first of all, what are the particular challenges for mitt romney facing an incumbent president in this debate? problem is thats he needs to...
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that begins with an education. it's to all of our benefit to ensure that everyone has a right to education that provides them real security going forward. host: a quick response to this question. a lot of people waiting to phone in as well. where did the name green party come from? guest: essentially it came from germany. where it originated. it originated in germany in the effort to move renewable energy, in particular solar energy, but wind as well, as an alternative to the nuclear power that germany felt particularly threatened by, especially after chernobyl, and according to many studies done by the countries surrounding chernobyl, there are over a million deaths that resulted in fact from the cancer as a result of the radiation. we have our own chernobyl in the form of fukushima, we have over 104 nuclear power plants in this country which are essentially fukushimas and chernobyls waiting to happen. so the lessons of the green party, which incidentally has been very successful in germany and throughout europe,
that begins with an education. it's to all of our benefit to ensure that everyone has a right to education that provides them real security going forward. host: a quick response to this question. a lot of people waiting to phone in as well. where did the name green party come from? guest: essentially it came from germany. where it originated. it originated in germany in the effort to move renewable energy, in particular solar energy, but wind as well, as an alternative to the nuclear power that...
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he oversaw a major improvement in public education. following the service as governor, he was appointed by president obama as ambassador to china in 2009. he left the position to run for president for the forthright discussion of policy challenges. this fall he actually joined the brookings institution as a distinguished fellow. we are pleased to call him our colleague. mark gordon -- gordman is a distinguished fellow at the council of competitiveness. he is a former u.s. representative from the state of tennessee. he served in congress for 26 years. from 2007-2010 he served as chairman of the house committee on science and technology. he is working with the brookings institution to improve public sector leadership as part of the new initiative on improving leadership and management. bill kristol is the editor of "the weekly standard" which he founded in 1995. prior to that, he led the publican -- republican feature. he also has served as foreign policy adviser to senator john mccain. all of you see him regularly on fox news sunday and
he oversaw a major improvement in public education. following the service as governor, he was appointed by president obama as ambassador to china in 2009. he left the position to run for president for the forthright discussion of policy challenges. this fall he actually joined the brookings institution as a distinguished fellow. we are pleased to call him our colleague. mark gordon -- gordman is a distinguished fellow at the council of competitiveness. he is a former u.s. representative from...
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it is making sure that children have the funds in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. the teachers' unions give money to the guide that is going to take care of them. are you with me? when you look at the chinese and see how bright they are, and they have a huge population, 1.2 billion. that is a giant population. we have 310 million. the sheer size of their population, it is interesting they are getting the best- educated people because of a number of symbols you have to learn about all these other things, and we know what we have to do. we just do not do it. my advice would be, if i have an opportunity, let's quit talking about it and just do it. >> you had said when you were comptroller general tri
it is making sure that children have the funds in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. the...
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education. i agree education is key for particularly the future of our economy. but our training programs right now, we have 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agencies. overhead is overwhelming. we have to get those dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to get them the training they really need or really help them. the second issue. taxes. we greeb agree we need -- we agree we need to bring tax rates down. i also lower deductions in credits and exemptions so we keep taking in the same money when you also account for growth. the third area, energy. energy is critical, and the president pointed out correctly that production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. but not due to his policies, in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not in government land. on government land your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half.
education. i agree education is key for particularly the future of our economy. but our training programs right now, we have 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agencies. overhead is overwhelming. we have to get those dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to get them the training they really need or really help them. the second issue. taxes. we greeb agree we need -- we agree we need to bring tax rates down. i...
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and should be educational. aarp wisconsin has over 800,000 members in the state and over 37 million members nationwide. we are pleased to join in sponsoring this 2012 u.s. senate debate. aarp has a 25-year history of nonpartisan voter registration and voter engagement. we appreciate you joining us this evening and please visit www.learntosave.org. >> at wps health insurance we've been insuring wisconsin's health since 1946. we have seen our society and government face growing challenges. we hope that our sponsorship of this u.s. senate debate will help you gain a better understanding of how each of these candidates would represent us and govern our nation. please join us in watching the debate and thinking about the future. then make your voice heard by voting on tuesday, november 6. >> the format for tonight' debate will allow for each candidate to make an opening statement, to respond to questions from a panel of reporters and finally for each candidate to make a closing statement they have order of responses
and should be educational. aarp wisconsin has over 800,000 members in the state and over 37 million members nationwide. we are pleased to join in sponsoring this 2012 u.s. senate debate. aarp has a 25-year history of nonpartisan voter registration and voter engagement. we appreciate you joining us this evening and please visit www.learntosave.org. >> at wps health insurance we've been insuring wisconsin's health since 1946. we have seen our society and government face growing challenges....
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i would have liked to hear more about education and college education and how we will compete against other countries. i did not see a strong leader -- if one would stand out as a strong leader, that would help. kim in waco, texas. good morning. why are you undecided? caller: i have never voted in my life because i didn't want to get involved in politics. i have never seen a good candidate that i felt that they were telling the truth 100% and that day would be there for the entire country. i have never voted. in 2008, i was deciding to vote republican and then i changed my mind and i decided not to vote at all. this year i wanted to get involved. at this point, i just do not know who to vote for. something that obama says or changes his mind from 2008, i did not lighke it. christian.e and a i'm sure a lot of christians feel the same way as i do. i have a son in college and it is tough to put your children through college because the fees are high and out of control. they can charge whatever they want. a student needs a good education because they are the men and women of tomorrow. hos
i would have liked to hear more about education and college education and how we will compete against other countries. i did not see a strong leader -- if one would stand out as a strong leader, that would help. kim in waco, texas. good morning. why are you undecided? caller: i have never voted in my life because i didn't want to get involved in politics. i have never seen a good candidate that i felt that they were telling the truth 100% and that day would be there for the entire country. i...
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we need voter education. the get-out-the-vote campaigns intended to lower the quality of the voting pool. uber people tend to be less informed. -- no. people tend to be less informed. -- shutting young people o shoving young people into the ballot boxes, most of them do not know what they are doing. they will launch influence the outcome of the election, but it will put them in the position to think that they are. host: mary in st. louis. caller: i don't agree with her. their vote does count. i have an 18-year-old. he would love to vote. it is wrong for her to say that your vote doesn't count. that is why so many people are confused on whether to vote or not. guest: i think is great that you are taking your 18-year-old to see how the process works. that is valuable. at the same time, you raised something that i would like to highlight from the peace. there is a good reason to vote. there is a 1983 book which is kind of a seminal book on this. they say, look, one reason you might vote is as an expressive measu
we need voter education. the get-out-the-vote campaigns intended to lower the quality of the voting pool. uber people tend to be less informed. -- no. people tend to be less informed. -- shutting young people o shoving young people into the ballot boxes, most of them do not know what they are doing. they will launch influence the outcome of the election, but it will put them in the position to think that they are. host: mary in st. louis. caller: i don't agree with her. their vote does count. i...
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guest: i believe to reform education, we need to bring competition to education. what is the best thing the federal government could do to improve education in this country? i maintain it will be to abolish the federal department of education. it was established under 979 under jimmy carter -- it was established in 1979 under jimmy carter. each state gets about 11 cents out of every dollar that each state spends. you have to do a, b, c, d. to do that, it costs 16 cetns nts. it costs money to get federal money. give education to the states. 50 laboratories of best practices. we will have some fabulous successes and some horrible failures that would be avoided. 50 different laboratories working on this. i would suggest that we come up with some incredibly innovative, new ways of delivering education in this country. host: our guest is joining us from sante fe, the former governor of new mexico. he is currently the libertarian presidential nominee and is on the ballot in 47 states plus d.c. are you confident you will get those last three states? guest: 0, seems to be
guest: i believe to reform education, we need to bring competition to education. what is the best thing the federal government could do to improve education in this country? i maintain it will be to abolish the federal department of education. it was established under 979 under jimmy carter -- it was established in 1979 under jimmy carter. each state gets about 11 cents out of every dollar that each state spends. you have to do a, b, c, d. to do that, it costs 16 cetns nts. it costs money to...
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i work on education bills and a tax cut. that was done with the republican governor, is split between republicans and democrats in the house and senate. it was a bipartisan effort. we got it done for texas. >> your funding reports are due in two weeks? can you speak of those? >>i have been on the road. i really do not know. >> mr. sadler, a democrat has not won a statewide office in texas since 1994. do you consider this an uphill battle? >> for an open senate seat, it is always a battle, and should be, and needs to be, regardless of the party. i understand we have not elected a democrat in a long time. is about time we did. >> let's go to mr. cruz. he said the day after you beat lt. governor dewhurst, he said he would run scared for the general election. but you have agreed to this and one other televised debate. you criticized governor dewhurst for having almost 40 candidate forms up to the primary, but are you playing it safe and coasting? >> we have been crisscrossing the state of texas. our approach has been consistent
i work on education bills and a tax cut. that was done with the republican governor, is split between republicans and democrats in the house and senate. it was a bipartisan effort. we got it done for texas. >> your funding reports are due in two weeks? can you speak of those? >>i have been on the road. i really do not know. >> mr. sadler, a democrat has not won a statewide office in texas since 1994. do you consider this an uphill battle? >> for an open senate seat, it...
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>> i want my grandchildren to be able to afford an education. are you suggesting that if someone has means that the national debt does not affect them? >> help me with the question period to g. ] >> i know people that are not able to pay the mortgage on their home, their car payment. i have personal problems with the national debt, but how has it affected you? if you have no experience with it, how can you help us? i think she means more of the recession problems. >> you should be the white house for the day and see what i see and read the mail that i agreed. i was in the lomax eme church. >> i just -- we missed the question. the question was, how has the national debt affected you personally? to clarify the bad economy. he did not get it. nton ate it up. [laughter] >> sitting here as a journalist, i am struck by two things. one, the moderator is doing a lot of interpretation. there seems to be a very genuine moment with a man who i remember as very controlled and calm. really rising to wait a minute. that is an interesting line. you should be t
>> i want my grandchildren to be able to afford an education. are you suggesting that if someone has means that the national debt does not affect them? >> help me with the question period to g. ] >> i know people that are not able to pay the mortgage on their home, their car payment. i have personal problems with the national debt, but how has it affected you? if you have no experience with it, how can you help us? i think she means more of the recession problems. >> you...
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this was to pay for our children's education. i had to look at every single tax available, a sales-tax and income-tax, you name it. i have done it. so did the lieutenant governor at the time. that is something the lieutenant governor of the time said was our responsibility. you would not know anything about it. what you do not do is do your job as a legislator, worried problems will come along later, to try to run a campaign. >> i do not blame you. >> went over and over again, there is nothing else to suggest. that is all you do. >> there is nothing else to suggest that. i am sorry, mr. sadler, i think you lied. i am sorry you want to attack me personally. and impugn my character. i do not intend to reciprocate. that is a misstatement. there's a sharp policy different between the policies you have advocated and are advocating. i also think -- >> let him finish, please. >> if you will stop him in a reasonable time -- he just goes on for 20 minutes. >> we only have two minutes left ear. we will try to wrap up. >> mr. cruz, if you a
this was to pay for our children's education. i had to look at every single tax available, a sales-tax and income-tax, you name it. i have done it. so did the lieutenant governor at the time. that is something the lieutenant governor of the time said was our responsibility. you would not know anything about it. what you do not do is do your job as a legislator, worried problems will come along later, to try to run a campaign. >> i do not blame you. >> went over and over again, there...
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i work on education bills and a tax cut. that was done with the republican governor, is split between republicans and democrats in the house and senate. it was a bipartisan effort. we got it done for texas. road. been on the i really do not know. >> mr. sadler, a democrat has not won a statewide office in texas since 1994. do you consider this an uphill battle? >> for an open senate seat, it is always a battle, and should be, and needs to be, regardless of the party. i understand we have not elected a democrat in a long time. >> let's go to mr. cruz. he said the day after you beat lt. governor dewhurst, he said he would run scared for the general election. but you have agreed to this and what other debt -- televised debate. you criticized governor dewhurst for having almost 40 candidate forms up to the primary, but are you planning its eighth and coasting? safe and coasting? >> we have been crisscrossing the state of texas. we have been all over the state, literally hundreds of dop's and vfw halls and enny's talking with vot
i work on education bills and a tax cut. that was done with the republican governor, is split between republicans and democrats in the house and senate. it was a bipartisan effort. we got it done for texas. road. been on the i really do not know. >> mr. sadler, a democrat has not won a statewide office in texas since 1994. do you consider this an uphill battle? >> for an open senate seat, it is always a battle, and should be, and needs to be, regardless of the party. i understand we...
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on a school board you work but educators, and people with the community. i have done that, not just in the legislature, but throughout my adult life, and that is something i believe i have a talent for. >> for those of you supporting her, but do not worry with you, i will work with you after the campaign. we have got to change washington. it is not going to work to identify republicans or democrats that we can work with, unless we change the rules of the congress. it will be a fight, but i can believe we can persuade americans that it needs to be done, and i believe i can persuade americans that we need to amend our constitution. >> what do you like about the affordable care act, and what would you change about it? if you dropped the requirement that everybody bite insurance, -- bought insurance, would it continue? >> i'd like that it is a market- oriented program. i like that it has decreased the cost of 300,000 state citizens over their prescription drugs, and has increased the amount of money that they can get preventive care and testing. the big moment
on a school board you work but educators, and people with the community. i have done that, not just in the legislature, but throughout my adult life, and that is something i believe i have a talent for. >> for those of you supporting her, but do not worry with you, i will work with you after the campaign. we have got to change washington. it is not going to work to identify republicans or democrats that we can work with, unless we change the rules of the congress. it will be a fight, but...
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caller: i just would like to impress on the people who are listening to this to educate yourselves, please. this man and fox news run a manipulative, mind-control tactic, and that is why there is almost nothing truthful that comes from fox news. host: how is the reporting that comes from fox news different than the reporting that comes from cnn or msnbc? caller: it is another tactic. host: by whom? caller: by you. you are trying to get me to -- host: i am just asking you a question. caller: you should have waited until i finish what i had to say. host: ok, are you done? caller: no, i'm not done, sir. i would like the people to know that fox news practices mind- control tactics. that is why the people who call in say such outrageous things. they are like a bunch of robots. host: what kind of mind-control tactics? caller: the kind that -- what's- his-face -- he is not just a focus group guy -- host: all right, we are going to leave it there. guest: for every citizen, the real job is to make your decision for yourself. i tell people to try to watch the rallies themselves and the debates will
caller: i just would like to impress on the people who are listening to this to educate yourselves, please. this man and fox news run a manipulative, mind-control tactic, and that is why there is almost nothing truthful that comes from fox news. host: how is the reporting that comes from fox news different than the reporting that comes from cnn or msnbc? caller: it is another tactic. host: by whom? caller: by you. you are trying to get me to -- host: i am just asking you a question. caller: you...